Where does “retrophylogenomics” come from?

retrophylogenomics (English) comes from English retro, from French rétro, from French rétroviseur, from French rétro-, from Latin retrō, from Latin dūcere, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi — to pull, to draw; to lead.

retrophylogenomics (English): phylogenomics based on the analysis of retroposons

Definitions

  1. phylogenomics based on the analysis of retroposons

Ancestry of “retrophylogenomics”, step by step

retrophylogenomics traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English retro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishretroOf, or relating to, the past, past times, or the...
2Frenchrétroshortening of rétroviseur, mirror; retro
3Frenchrétroviseurrear-view mirror
4Frenchrétro-retro-, back, behind
5Latinretrōback, backwards, behind
6Latindūcere
7Proto-Italicdoukōlead
8Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi
9Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via English phylogenomics

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphylogenomicsThe science that studies the relationship of the...
2EnglishgenomicsThe study of the complete genome of an organism
3EnglishgeneA theoretical unit of heredity of living...
4Germangēn
5Middle High Germangēn
6Old High Germangēn
7Proto-West Germanicgānto go
8Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-